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Patricia Adams and Louisa Stephens. “We would drive into whatever was the closest town and approach the police and ask, 'Where is the colored section?

Patricia Adams and Louisa Stephens

'” Patricia Adams tells her friend Louisa Stephens about traveling in the South during segregation. Play Stop. StoryCorps home. Julio Diaz. JD: So I get off the train.

Julio Diaz

You know, I'm walking towards the stairs and this young teenager, uh, pulls out a knife. He wants my money. So I just gave him my wallet and told him, 'Here you go.' Hee-Sook and Joyce Kim Lee. Julia Lee: I know that, you know, having other friends who have parents who are Korean immigrants they’ve never actually seen their parents hug or kiss or show affection and emotion towards each other.

Hee-Sook and Joyce Kim Lee

So I think that’s pretty unusual for a first generation Korean couple. Can you tell me where you learned this from? Hee-Sook Lee: Yeah that is a very important story. When I started going to church I met American missionary: Bob and ?